President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo has hinted at the possibility of renaming the University of Ghana, Legon, to J.B. Danquah University in order to honour his memory and legacy.
He delivered the remarks during the celebration of the 75th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service held at the University of Ghana. In the opinion of the president, J.B. Danquah is worthy of having the institution bear his name.
Nana Addo acknowledged that J.B. Danquah’s significant contributions and determination in mobilising the Ghanaian population resulted in the foundation of the University of Ghana.
“Indeed, in many other jurisdictions where there is less heat in their politics and more attachment to the fact of historical record, it would not have been out of place to have this university named after him. Who knows, one day it may well happen.”
“It will be wholly appropriate and not at all far-fetched to describe Joseph Boakye Danquah as the founder of this institution (the University of Ghana), a fact that, on the 75th anniversary of its existence, should be vividly recalled by all of us who are being and are the beneficiaries of his work,” he said.
However, he stated that it will be difficult to honour J.B. Danquah since the polarised politics in the nation appear to have overruled historical recollections of events.
